OpenAI is hiring a Solutions Architect, Startups to work closely with strategic startup customers building novel applications on our API. In this role, you will act as a technical thought partner, guiding them from ideation to scale and delivering high-fidelity product feedback to our internal teams.
What You'll Do
- Partner closely with strategic startup customers as their technical thought partner to build novel applications on our API, helping them rapidly move from ideation to scale.
- Provide proactive guidance to maximize business impact and accelerate application development.
- Experiment and prototype alongside customers, demonstrating practical use cases.
- Contribute to open-source resources and scale the function by sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing useful resources.
- Synthesize and deliver valuable feedback to the Product and Research teams.
- Build relationships within the startup ecosystem, serving as a technical partner to both individual customers and the broader community.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, ML engineer or equivalent.
- Proficient in Python, JavaScript, and a strong grasp of AI/LLM best practices.
- Have built and/or delivered prototypes on top of the OpenAI API platform.
- Can proactively identify opportunities for maximizing our customers’ business value through leveraging the OpenAI API.
- Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done.
- Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed.
- An effective, high throughput operator who can drive multiple concurrent projects and prioritize ruthlessly.
Nice to Have
- Experience ideally in a startup environment.
- Experience as a founder or founding engineer is highly valued.
- Passion for startups and a belief in their potential to become future large enterprises.
Technical Stack
- Python
- JavaScript
- AI/LLM best practices
- OpenAI API
Team & Environment
You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Applied Research, and Product teams and report to the Startups Solutions Architecture Lead.
Work Mode
This role is based in Bangalore and follows a local-country work mode.
OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
